Ciaran Clark called up the Irish Squad

12 November 20105,032 viewsNo CommentWritten by Michael

Exciting prospect Ciaran Clark has been called up to the Republic of Ireland squad for the upcoming friendly againt Norway. The Aston Villa youngster, who has represented and captained England at underage level recently decided to represent Ireland at senior level, thanks in no small part of Richard Dunne.

Clark, whose parents both come from Ireland, originally broke into the Aston Villa team at central defence, has impressed in recent outings. Ciaran Clark started in the first two league games of the 2010–11 season: against West Ham, partnering Richard Dunne and keeping a clean sheet. For the past three games, Clark has been deployed in midfield.

Clark has been called up as a result of injuries to Irish trio Robbie Keane. Caleb Folan and Paul McShane.